Considering the effect of the pill, Roland did not immediately order the First Army to pursue, but sent Lightning and Maisie to monitor the situation of the other party.

The wounded on the line were immediately treated, and at the end of the battle, only five were wounded, and all were hit by spears, four of them from the artillery team. To his relief, the wave of spears thrown by the enemy troops approaching about 150 meters did not cause the artillerymen to scatter in a hurry, but lowered their bodies, dodged the short spears with the help of the gun mount, and returned to the battle in the shortest possible time.

Nanava remained behind the line of defense, especially when the enemy turned around and fled, ignoring the rumbling artillery fire, she ran to the artillery position with Viscount Tigu to treat the wounded who had been stabbed by the short spear. It's hard to imagine that half a year ago she was a dizzy little girl at the sight of blood.

In the end, all five survived. Amid the cheers, many soldiers saluted her and watched her leave the battlefield.

In fact, the battle was much easier than dealing with the Duke's coalition forces, and the militia, who had run out of drugs and were addicted, behaved so badly that some of them even ran two or three kilometers before lying on the ground, never wanting to move again.

The pursuing force quickly gathered them all together and escorted them all to the Changge Fortress. During this time, the First Army also captured two knights, who, although they did not swallow the pill, had lost the idea of resisting, and in the face of the approaching pursuers, they simply chose to surrender and asked to write to their families for a chance to redeem themselves.

Arrived at the fortress of Changge four days later.

Based on information obtained from interrogating the surrendered knights, Nightingale easily disintegrated the troops remaining behind in the fortress castle. The captain was killed on the spot, and more than 100 militiamen scattered in a panic, and then fell into an ambush circle set up by the First Army at the gate.

Roland's men found the imprisoned Pero in the castle dungeon, looking a little emaciated, presumably due to worry and anxiety, but given the nobility of the Count of Honeysuckle, he was not treated inhumanely.

After nearly three months, the prince met the agent again.

"Your Highness, it's great to see you," Perro's uneasy mood finally relaxed, and he recounted everything he had experienced these days, "I don't know what the messengers of Tifeko ......

"All dead," Roland said nonchalantly, leaning back in his chair, "and of the fifteen hundred men they brought, more than half are dead on the border of the town, and the rest are currently in the fortress prisons." ”

When he heard the news of the destruction of the envoys, Pero was a little surprised, "Your Highness, if you do this, I'm afraid the new king will ...... No, your brother will see you as a thorn in his side. ”

"So should I be tied up and obediently return to the royal capital, at his mercy?"

The latter involuntarily lowered his head, "No, Your Highness......"

"From the moment he set foot on the West, he was my enemy," said the prince calmly, "and Tifeco Wimbuton is only becoming more and more desperate to seize power, and he is in dire need of land and titles to be given to the nobles who support him. If it's just for pleasure, why would you manage this fortress for me? You should know very well that only when I become the king of the Grey Keep will you be able to secure your place in the West. He paused, then continued, "In order to prevent this from happening again, I need to raise an army to defend the fortress." ”

"Army?" Perro was stunned.

"That's right, not knights, but an army of civilians, full-time combatants. Roland slowly stated his intentions, "You pick a team of three hundred men from the fortress, and let my men train them how to fight. The requirements for these 300 were commoners, had not committed a crime, were not members of the Church, were between sixteen and thirty years of age, and had no physical disabilities. During the training, they will live in the border towns, and I will provide the weapons. Your knights and patrols will only be responsible for the security of the city in the future, more details are written on this," he handed the other party a piece of parchment, "You can make announcements on it and recruit and screen them." ”

If you want to control the defense of the city in your own hands, it is obvious that it is most appropriate to station an army of your own. However, the number of the First Army was too small to defend the border towns, let alone divide the troops to garrison the Changge Fortress. So it's a compromise to let the other side provide manpower and train on your own.

The nightingale's polygraph ability can ensure the purity of the ranks, and the training methods and ideological education of the new army can enable this group of people to quickly develop combat effectiveness, and they are equipped with weapons such as front-loading flintlock pistols that are about to be obsolete, even if they are captured by the enemy. In addition, this army is also able to shoulder the task of transmitting information and intelligence, and whenever someone tries to attack the fortress, Roland can get the news as soon as possible.

"I see. Perro nodded.

"I'll review the people you screen, don't try to put eyeliner in the team, it's pointless. Roland warned, "The spies you sent before are now in the mines. If something like this happens again......"

"No, Your Highness," the other wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I promise not." ”

"Next is the church," the prince leaned back in his chair with satisfaction, "and you probably don't know that the fortress cathedral was set on fire by Tifeco's men, and the High Priest of Taylor was killed by them, and now there is only a ruin left there. ”

"They actually burned down the church?" Periro was stunned by the news, "this...... I'll have to report to Hermes. ”

Ecclesiastical law obligated kings and lords to protect local ecclesiastical facilities from intrusion, and to report the news to the Holy City immediately if they were unable to do so. It was a normal reaction for the former ambassador, who was well versed in the law, and there was no way to hide it, and I am afraid that the devout disciples in the fortress had already sent the secret letter to the Holy City on the day of the incident.

"It is true that it should be reported, but the content of the letter needs to be properly adjusted," Roland curled the corners of his mouth, "and you only need to explain in the letter that the attackers were the troops of Tifeco Wimbutton, who left the fortress shortly after looting and burning the church, and did not know where to go. Besides, you attach this thing with the letter," he said, taking a pill from his pocket, and handing it to Perot, "just say that it was picked up from near the church, and they will understand." ”

"It's ...... What?"

"The secret medicine of the Church is also the goal of Tifeco. It allows ordinary people to burst out of extraordinary power in a short period of time, but when the effect wears off, the user will slowly exhaust and die," Roland explained simply, "Tifeko wanted to use this medicine to strengthen the army and stabilize his precarious throne." When the church sees this pill, it will naturally understand his intentions. ”

Whether measures will be taken or not is another matter.

"Yes, Your Highness. Pei Luo took the balls into his arms and answered. (To be continued.) )